How to resolve “-bash: nmap: command not found” on CentOS 8

By default, nmap command is not available in CentOS8 minimal installation and other Linux distributions. The nmap command line utility is used for port scanning and services which are running on local or remote machine in a network. 

This article describes How to resolve “-bash: nmap: command not found” on CentOS8.
 

[root@linuxcnf ~]# cat /etc/redhat-release CentOS Linux release 8.2.2004 (Core) [root@linuxcnf ~]#

 

[root@linuxcnf ~]# nmap 192.168.1.103 -bash: nmap: command not found [root@linuxcnf ~]#

 
Step 1. Package Installation: Run the following command to install nmap package:
 

[root@linuxcnf ~]# dnf install nmap Last metadata expiration check: 1:05:41 ago on Sun 11 Jul 2021 04:11:21 PM IST. Dependencies resolved. ……………………. Installed:   nmap-2:7.70-5.el8.x86_64                                                         nmap-ncat-2:7.70-5.el8.x86_64   Complete! [root@linuxcnf ~]#

 
Step 2. Verify the installation: Run the following commands to verify the installation:
 

[root@linuxcnf ~]# which nmap /usr/bin/nmap [root@linuxcnf ~]#

 

[root@linuxcnf ~]# nmap -version Nmap version 7.70 ( https://nmap.org ) Platform: x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu Compiled with: liblua-5.3.3 openssl-1.1.1 libpcre-8.42 libpcap-1.9.0-PRE-GIT nmap-libdnet-1.12 ipv6 Compiled without: libssh2 libz Available nsock engines: epoll poll select [root@linuxcnf ~]#

 
Done!!! Now the nmap command is available in the CentOS8 system.